Planning (Clarify + Spec + Track)

Use this skill when work is underspecified, needs a spec-first plan, or should be captured/tracked in Linear.

Scope & routing

• •Use for planning/spec/clarification requests or when the user explicitly asks for a plan.
• •If the primary task is creating/updating a skill, prefer skill-creator; use planning only for a plan-only response.
• •If the request shifts to implementation/build work, hand off to coding after clarifying scope.
• •When opening references, use full repo paths like skills/planning/references/... (not references/...). If a reference read fails, retry once with the full path.
• •If a trigger clearly matches, open the referenced file before drafting the plan/spec. If you need 1-2 clarifying questions first, ask them before opening the ref.
• •If a word/length limit is given, keep it short and minimize extra reads.

Reference triggers (open when clearly relevant)

If the request clearly matches one of the categories below, open the reference before drafting the plan. If the tracker/tooling is unclear, ask a brief clarifying question first.

• •Underspecified implementation request -> skills/planning/references/ask-questions-if-underspecified.md
• •Spec-first/iterative plan -> skills/planning/references/spec-driven-iterative-builder.md
• •Ticketing or Linear ops/brainstorm capture -> skills/planning/references/linear-mcp-ops.md

References

• •skills/planning/references/ask-questions-if-underspecified.md - minimal clarifying questions workflow
• •skills/planning/references/spec-driven-iterative-builder.md - spec-first iterative delivery
• •skills/planning/references/linear-mcp-ops.md - Linear MCP operations and brainstorming capture